Category: Socio-economic issues

Accommodations

Study reveals tourism impact on environment, hosts and economy

Jeremy Smith - 0
The Travel Foundation has published results of what it claims is the most comprehensive destination impact assessment of tourism operations ever undertaken.
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Activities

Walking tours guided by London homeless to offer new routes

Jeremy Smith - 0
A social enterprise providing alternative London walking tours where the guides are homeless and formerly homeless people, is to offer two new tours
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Community

How state of Kerala got its tourism story right and wrong

Jeremy Smith - 0
Tourism in Kerala has been hugely financially successful, yet the pressure of this success is putting huge strain on its environment
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Activities

Boom in volunteer tourism raises concerns over lack of oversight

Jeremy Smith - 0
Rapid growth in the volunteer tourism industry is raising concerns over exposing vulnerable communities to unskilled international volunteers
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Accommodations

Fair Trade Tourism to sell Seychelles sustainably certified hotels

Jeremy Smith - 0
The move makes the islands the third destination outside South Africa to have properties incorporated into the scheme
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